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Date: Wednesday , September 21 , 2011 |
Category
Inheritance
Title
Is the following clause of the Will correct
Question
: Is the following clause of the Will correct according to Shari’ah – ‘I hereby bequeath my house, household items and car to my wife’?
Answer
Muhtaram / Muhtaramah
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh.
A bequest cannot be made for an heir. Since the wife is an heir, the bequest made for her is invalid. The bequeathed items form part of the nett Estate and must be distributed according to the Islamic Law of Succession and Inheritance.
And Allah knows best
Darul Iftaa
Madrasah Inaa’miyyah
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